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2003年12月大学英语六级

考试真题及参考答案

2003年12月英语六级考试真题及答案

一、单项选择题

第1题：

Ihavehadmyeyestestedandthereportsaysthatmy_______isperfect.

A)outlookC)horizon

B)visionD)perspective

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第2题：

HewaslookingadmiringlyatthephotographpublishedbyCollinsin_______withthe

ImperialMuum.

A)collectionC)collaboration

B)connectionD)combination

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第3题：

Inthodays,executivexpectedtospendmostoftheirlivesinthesamefirmand,unlessthey

weredismisdfor_______,toretireattheageof65.

A)integrityC)incompetence

B)denialD)deduction

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第4题：

Othersviewedthefindingswith_______,-and-effectrelationshipbetween

passivesmokingandcancerremainstobeshown.

A)optimismC)caution

B)passionD)deliberation

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第5题：

The1986Challengerspace-shuttle_______wascaudbyunusuallylowtemperatures

immediatelybeforethelaunch.

A)expeditionC)dismay

B)controversyD)disaster

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第6题：

Whensupplyexceedsdemandforanyproduct,pricesare_______tofall.

A)timelyC)subject

B)simultaneousD)liable

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第7题：

Themusicaroudan_______feelingofhomesicknessinhim.

A)intentionalC)inten

B)intermittentD)intrinsic

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第8题：

Iboughtanalarmclockwitha(n)_______dial,whichcanbeenclearlyinthedark.

A)supersonicC)audible

B)luminousD)amplified

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第9题：

Theresultsarehardly_______;hecannotbelievetheyareaccurate.

A)credibleC)critical

B)contraryD)crucial

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第10题：

Thisnewlarprinteris_______withallleadingsoftware.

A)comparableC)compatible

B)competitiveD)cooperative

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第11题：

Theball_______twoorthreetimesbeforerollingdowntheslope.

A)swayedC)hopped

B)bouncedD)darted

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第12题：

Heraidhiyebrowsandstuckhisheadforwardand_______itinasinglenod,agesture

eywereplead.

A)shruggedC)jerked

B)tuggedD)twisted

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第13题：

Manytypesofrockare_______fromvolcanoesassolid,fragmentarymaterial.

A)flungC)ejected

B)propelledD)injected

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第14题：

Withprices_______somuch,itisdifficultfortheschooltoplanabudget.

A)vibratingC)fluttering

B)fluctuatingD)swinging

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第15题：

Thepersonwho_______thistypeofapproachfordoingrearchdervesourprai.

A)originatedC)generated

B)speculatedD)manufactured

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第16题：

_______thatthedemandforpowercontinuestoriatthecurrentrate,itwillnotbelong

beforetraditionalsourcesbecomeinadequate.

A)ConcerningC)Assuming

B)AscertainingD)Regarding

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第17题：

Herjewelry_______underthespotlightsandshebecamethedominantfigureattheball.

A)glaredC)blazed

B)glitteredD)dazzled

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第18题：

Conniewastoldthatifsheworkedtoohard,herhealthwould_______.

A)deteriorateC)descend

B)degradeD)decay

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第19题：

Wefindthatsomebirds_______twiceayearbetweenhotandcoldcountries.

A)transferC)migrate

B)commuteD)emigrate

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第20题：

Asvisitingscholars,theywillingly_______tothecustomsofthecountrytheylivein.

A)submitC)subject

B)conformD)commit

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第21题：

Morethan85percentofFrenchCanada’spopulationspeaksFrenchasamothertongueand

_______totheRomanCatholicfaith.

A)catersC)ascribes

B)adheresD)subscribes

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第22题：

Theprofessorfoundhimlfconstantly_______thequestion:“Howcouldanyonedothe

things?

A)presidingC)pondering

B)poringD)presuming

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第23题：

Weeks_______beforeanyonewasarrestedinconnectionwiththebankrobbery.

A)terminatedC)overlapped

B)elapdD)expired

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第24题：

Inordertopreventstressfrombeingtupinthemetal,expansionjointsarefittedwhich

_______thestressbyallowingthepipetoexpandorcontractfreely.

A)relieveC)reclaim

B)reconcileD)rectify

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第25题：

Howmuchofyourcountry’lectricalsupplyis_______fromwaterpower?

A)deducedC)derived

B)detachedD)declined

【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第26题：

Shehadrecentlyleftajobandhadhelpedherlftocopiesofthecompany’sclientdata,which

sheintendedto_______instartingherownbusiness.

A)dwellonC)baon

B)comeuponD)drawupon

【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

第27题：

Theglassveslsshouldbehandledmostcarefullysincetheyare_______.

A)intricateC)subtle

B)fragileD)crisp

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第28题：

Hillslopesareclearedofforeststomakewayforcrops,butthisonly_______thecrisis.

A)acceleratesC)ascends

B)prevailsD)precedes

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

第29题：

Heblewoutthecandleand_______hiswaytothedoor.

A)convergedC)strove

B)gropedD)wrenched

【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第30题：

Oftensuchargumentshavetheeffectof_______ratherthanclarifyingtheissuesinvolved.

A)obscuringC)tackling

B)prejudicingD)blocking

【正确答案】：A

【参考解析】：无

二、阅读理解

第31题：

BillGates,thebillionaireMicrosoftchairmanwithoutasingleearneduniversitydegree,isbyhis

successraisingnewdoubtsabouttheworthofthebusinessworld’sfavoriteacademictitle:the

MBA(MasterofBusinessAdministration).

TheMBA,a20th-centuryproduct,alwayshasbornethemarkoflowlycommerceandgreed(贪

婪)onthetree-linedcampusruledbypurerdisciplinessuchasphilosophyandliterature.

Butevenwiththerecessionapparentlycuttingintothehiringofbusinessschoolgraduates,about

79,nearly16timesthenumberof

businessgraduatesin1960,atestimonytothewidespreadassumptionthattheMBAisvitalfor

youngmenandwomenwhowanttoruncompaniessomeday.

“Ifyouaregoingintothecorporateworlditisstilladisadvantagenottohaveone,”saidDonald

Morrison,professorofmarketingandmanagementscience.“Butinthelastfiveyearsorso,when

someonesays,‘ShouldIattempttogetanMBA,’theansweralotmoreis:Itdepends.”

ThesuccessofBillGatesandothernon-MBAs,suchasthelateSamWaltonofWal-MartStores

Inc.,hashelpedinspirelf-consciousdebatesonbusinessschoolcampusovertheworthofa

businessdegreeandwhethermanagementskillscanbetaught.

TheHarvardBusinessReviewprintedalively,fictionalexchangeofletterstodramatize

complaintsaboutbusinessdegreeholders.

ThearticlecalledMBAhires“extremelydisappointing”andsaid“MBAswanttomoveuptoo

fast,theydon’tunderstandpoliticsandpeople,andtheyaren’tabletofunctionaspartofateam

hen,they’reoutlookingforotherjobs.”

Theproblem,mostparticipantsinthedebateacknowledge,isthattheMBAhasacquiredanaura

(光环)offuturefichesandpowerfarbeyonditsactualimportanceandufulness.

Enrollmentinbusinessschoolxplodedinthe1970sand1980sandcreatedtheassumptionthat

wthwasfueledbyabacklash

(反冲)againsttheanti-businessvaluesofthe1960sandbythewomen’smovement.

BusinesspeoplewhohavehiredorworkedwithMBAssaythowiththedegreesoftenknow

howtoanalyzesystemsbutarenotsoskillfulatmotivatingpeople.“Theydon’tgetalotof

groundinginthepeoplesideofthebusiness,”saidJamesShaffer,vice-presidentandprincipalof

theTowersPer-finmanagementconsultingfirm.

ingtoParagraph2,whatisthegeneralattitudetowardsbusinessoncampus

dominatedbypurerdisciplines?

A)ScornfulC)Envious.

B)Appreciative.D)Realistic.

sthatthecontroversyoverthevalueofMBAdegreeshasbeenfueledmainlyby

______.

A)thecomplaintsfromvarioumployers

B)thesuccessofmanynon-MBAs

C)thecriticismfromthescientistsofpurerdisciplines

D)thepoorperformanceofMBAsatwork

themajorweaknessofMBAholdersaccordingtoTheHarvardBusinessReview?

A)Theyareusuallyrf-centered.

B)Theyareaggressiveandgreedy.

C)Theykeepcomplainingabouttheirjobs.

D)Theyarenotgoodatdealingwithpeople.

epassageweknowthatmostMBAs_______.

A)canclimbthecorporateladderfairlyquickly

B)quittheirjobsoncetheyarefamiliarwiththeirworkmates

C)receivesalariesthatdonotmatchtheirprofessionaltraining

D)cherishunrealisticexpectationsabouttheirfuture

thepassagemainlyabout?

A)WhythereisanincreadenrollmentinMBAprograms.

B)ThenecessityofreformingMBAprogramsinbusinessschools.

C)DoubtsabouttheworthofholdinganMBAdegree.

D)Adebateheldrecentlyonuniversitycampus.

1小题>、【正确答案】：A

2小题>、【正确答案】：B

3小题>、【正确答案】：D

4小题>、【正确答案】：D

5小题>、【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无

第32题：

GermanChancellor(首相)OttoVonBismarckmaybemostfamousforhismilitaryand

diplomatictalent,buthislegacy(遗产)includesmanyoftoday’ssocialinsuranceprograms.

Duringthemiddleofthe19thcentury,Germany,alongwithotherEuropeannations,experienced

anunprecedentedrashofworkplacedeathsandaccidentsasaresultofgrowingindustrialization.

MotivatedinpartbyChristiancompassion(怜悯)forthehelplessaswellasapracticalpolitical

impultoundercutthesupportofthesocialistlabormovement,ChancellorBismarckcreatedthe

world’sfirstworkers’compensationlawin1884.

By1908,theUnitedStateswastheonlyindustrialnationintheworldthatlackedworkers’

a’sinjuredworkerscouldsuefordamagesinacourtoflaw,but

mple,employeeshadtoprovethattheir

injuriesdirectlyresultedfromemployernegligenceandthattheythemlveswereignorantabout

ststateworkers’compensationlawinthiscountry

pasdin1911,andtheprogramsoonspreadthroughoutthenation.

AfterWorldWarII,benefitpaymentstoAmericanworkersdidnotkeepupwiththecostof

,realbenefitlevelswerelowerinthe1970sthantheywereinthe1940s,andinmost

1970,President

RichardNixontupanationalcommissiontostudytheproblemsofworkers’

yearslater,thecommissionissued19keyrecommendations,includingonethatcalledfor

increasingcompensationbenefitlevelsto100percentofthestates’averageweeklywages.

Infact,theaveragecompensationbenefitinAmericahasclimbedfrom55percentofthestates’

,asmoststudiesshow,every10percent

increaincompensationbenefitsresultsina5percentincreainthenumbersofworkerswho

hsomuchmoremoneyfloatingintheworkers’compensationsystem,it’s

notsurprisingthatdoctorsandlawyershavehelpedthemlvestoalargesliceofthegrowingpie.

ld’sfirstworkers’compensationlawwasintroducedbyBismarck_______.

A)tomakeindustrialproductionsafer

B)tospeedupthepaceofindustrialization

C)outofreligiousandpoliticalconsiderations

D)forfearoflosingthesupportofthesocialistlabormovement

nfromthepassagethattheprocessofindustrializationinEurope_______.

A)Wasaccompaniedbyanincreadnumberofworkshopaccidents

B)resultedinthedevelopmentofpopularsocialinsuranceprograms

C)requiredworkerstobeawareofthepotentialdangersattheworkplace

D)metgrowingresistancefromlaborersworkingatmachines

heproblemstheAmericaninjuredworkersfacedingettingcompensationintheearly

19thcenturywasthat______.

A)theyhadtohavethecouragetosuefordamagesinacourtoflaw

B)allydifferentcompensationprograms

C)America’saveragecompensationbenefitwasmuchlowerthanthecostofliving

D)theyhadtoproduceevidencethattheiremployerswereresponsiblefortheaccident

1972workers’morefavorabletoworkersso

that_______.

A)thepovertylevelforafamilyoffourwentupdrastically

B)therewerefewerlegalbarrierswhentheyfiledforclaims

C)thenumberofworkerssuingfordamagesincread

D)moremoneywasallocatedtotheircompensationsystem

horendsthepassagewiththeimplicationthat______.

A)compensationbenefitsinAmericaaresoaringtonewheights

B)theworkersarenottheonlyonestobenefitfromthecompensationsystem

C)peoplefromallwalksoflifecanbenefitfromthecompensationsystem

D)y

1小题>、【正确答案】：C

2小题>、【正确答案】：A

3小题>、【正确答案】：D

4小题>、【正确答案】：C

5小题>、【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第33题：

WhenschoolofficialsinKalkaska,Michigan,clodclasslastweek,themediaflockedtothe

story,portrayingthetown’s2,305studentsasvictimsofstingy(吝啬的)ssome

truthtothat;ttingtheir

schoolsalsoallowedKalkaska’ducatorsandthestate’slargestteachers’union,theMichigan

EducationAssociation,imwastospurpassageoflegislation

Michiganlawmakersaredebatingtoincreathestate’sshareofschoolfunding.

ItwasnocoincidencethatKalkaskashutitsschoolstwoweeksafterresidentsrejecteda28

oolboardarguedthatwithouttheincreaitlackedthe$1.5

millionneededtokeepschoolsopen.

alsdeclinedto

borrowagainstnextear’sstateaid,theyrefudtotrimextracurricularactivitiesandtheydidnot

,closingearlyiscosting

Kalkaskaasignificantamount,including$600,000inunemploymentpaymentstoteachersand

staffand$250,uary,theschoolsystempromidteachersandstafftwo

monthsofretirementpaymentsincaschoolsclodearly,adealthatwillcostthedistrict

$275,000more.

Othersignssuggestschoolauthoritieswereatleastaagertomakeapoliticalstatementasto

higanEducationAssociationhiredapublicrelationsfirmtostagea

rallymarkingtheschoolclosings,whichattracted14localandnationaltelevisionstationsand

sidentoftheNationalEducationAssociation,theMEA’sparentorganization,

flewfromWashington,D.C.,uniontutoredschoolofficialsintheartof

supervisorDoyleDisbrowacknowledgesthedistrictcouldhavekept

schoolsopenbycuttingprogramsbutdeniesthemoveswerepoliticallymotivated.

teSenatehasalreadyvotedto

putthesystemintoreceivership(破产管理)andreopenschoolsimmediately;theMichiganHou

planstoconsiderthebillthisweek.

nfromthepassagethatschoolsinKalkaska,Michigan,arefunded______.

A)byboththelocalandstategovernments

B)exclusivelybythelocalgovernment

C)mainlybythestategovernment

D)bytheNationalEducationAssociation

hepumosforwhichschoolofficialsclodclasswas_______.

A)toavoidpayingretirementbenefitstoteachersandstaff

B)todrawtheattentionoflocaltaxpayerstopoliticalissues

C)tomakethefinancialdifficultiesoftheirteachersandstaffknowntothepublic

D)topressureMichiganlawmakersintoincreasingstatefundsforlocalschools

horemstodisapproveof_______.

A)theMichiganlawmakers’endlessdebating

B)theshuttingofschoolsinKalkaska

C)theinvolvementofthemassmedia

D)delayingthepassageoftheschoolfundinglegislation

nfromthepassagethatschoolauthoritiesinKalkaskaaremoreconcernedabout

_______.

A)araiintheproperty-taxrateinMichigan

B)reopeningtheschoolsthereimmediately

C)theattitudeoftheMEA’sparentorganization

D)makingapoliticalissueoftheclosingoftheschools

ingtothepassage,theclosingoftheschoolsdevelopedintoacrisisbecauof______.

A)thecomplexityoftheproblem

B)thepoliticalmotivesonthepartoftheeducators

C)theweakresponofthestateofficials

D)thestrongprotestonthepartofthestudents’parents

1小题>、【正确答案】：A

2小题>、【正确答案】：D

3小题>、【正确答案】：B

4小题>、【正确答案】：D

5小题>、【正确答案】：B

【参考解析】：无

第34题：

Earlyintheageofaffluence(富裕)thatfollowedWorldWar12,anAmericanretailinganalyst

namedVictorLebowproclaimed,“Ourenormouslyproductiveeconomy...demandsthatwemake

consumptionourwayoflife,thatweconvertthebuyinganduofgoodsintorituals,thatweek

ourspiritualsatisfaction,ouregosatisfaction,inconsumption....Weneedthingsconsumed,

burnedup,wornout,replacedanddiscardedataneverincreasingrate.”

AmericanshaverespondedtoLebow’scall,andmuchoftheworldhasfollowed.

Consumptionhasbecomeacentralpillaroflifeinindustriallandsandivenembeddedin

nsurveysintheworld’stwolargesteconomies-JapanandtheUnitedSates--

showconsumeristdefinitionsofsuccessbecomingevermoreprevalent.

Overconsumptionbytheworld’sfortunateisanenvironmentalproblemunmatchedinverityby

urgingexploitationofresourcesthreatensto

exhaustorunalterablyspoilforests,soils,water,airandclimate.

Ironically,highconsumptionmaybeamixedblessinginhumanterms,e-honored

valuesofintegrityofcharacter,goodwork,friendship,familyandcommunityhaveoftenbeen

sacrificedintherushtoriches.

Thusmanyintheindustriallandshaveanthattheirworldofplentyissomehowhollow-that,

misledbyaconsumeristculture,theyhavebeenfruitlesslyattemptingtosatisfywhatare

esntiallysocial,psychologicalandspiritualneedswithmaterialthings.

Ofcour,theoppositeofoverconsumption-poverty-isnosolutiontoeitherenvironmentalor

sd

(被剥夺得一无所有的)peasantsslash-and-burntheirwayintotherainforestsofLatinAmerica,

andhungrynomads(游牧民族)turntheirherdsoutontofragileAfricangrassland,reducingitto

dert.

Ifenvironmentaldestructionresultswhenpeoplehaveeithertoolittleortoomuch,weareleftto

velofconsumptioncantheearthsupport?Whendoes

havingmoreceatoaddnoticeablytohumansatisfaction?

stheauthorsayhighconsumptionisamixedblessing?

A)Becaupovertystillexistsinanaffluentsociety.

B)Becaumoralvaluesaresacrificedinpursuitofmaterialsatisfaction.

C)Becauoverconsumptionwon’tlastlongduetounrestrictedpopulationgrowth.

D)Becautraditionalritualsareoftenneglectedintheprocessofmodernization.

ingtothepassage,consumeristculture________.

A)cannotthriveonafragileeconomy

B)willnotaggravateenvironmentalproblems

C)cannotsatisfyhumanspiritualneeds

D)willnotalleviatepovertyinwealthycountries

5Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A)humanspiritualneedsshouldmatchmaterialaffluence

B)thereisneveranendtosatisfyingpeople’smaterialneeds

C)whetherhighconsumptionshouldbeencouragedisstillanissue

D)howtokeepconsumptionatareasonablelevelremainsaproblem

1小题>、【正确答案】：D

2小题>、【正确答案】：D

3小题>、【正确答案】：B

4小题>、【正确答案】：C

5小题>、【正确答案】：D

【参考解析】：无

三、完型填空

第35题：

Whenwomendobecomemanagers,dotheyringadifferentstyleanddifferentskillstothejob?

Aretheybetter,orwor,managersthanmen?Arewomenmorehighlymotivatedand__1__than

malemanagers?

Somerearch__2__theideathatwomenbringdifferentattitudesandskillstomanagementjobs,

suchasgreater__3__,anemphasisonaffiliationandattachment,anda__4__tobringemotional

factorstobear__5__ifferencesare__6_tocarryadvantages

forcompanies,__7__theyexpandtherangeoftechniquesthatcanbeudto__8__thecompany

manageitsworkforce__9__.

AstudycommissionedbytheInternationalWomen’sForum__10__amanagementstyleudby

somewomenmanagers(andalsobysomemen)that__11__fromthecommand-and-controlstyle

__12__his“interactiveleadership”approach,“women__13__

participation,sharepowerandinformation,__14__otherpeople’slf-worth,andgetothers

__15__reflecttheirbeliefthatallowing__16__tocontribute

andtofeel__17__andimportantisawin-win__18__-goodfortheemployeesandthe

organization.”Thestudy’sdirector__19__that“interactiveleadershipmayemerge__20__the

managementstyleofchoiceformanyorganizations.”

1.A)confrontedB)commandedC)confinedD)committed

2.A)supportsB)arguesC)opposD)despis

3.A)combinationB)cooperativenessC)coherenceD)correlation

4.A)willingnessB)loyaltyC)nsitivityD)virtue

5.A)byB)inC)atD)with

6.A)disclodB)watchedC)revidD)en

7.A)thereforeB)whereasC)becauD)nonetheless

8.A)helpB)enableC)supportD)direct

9.A)evidentlyB)precilyC)aggressivelyD)effectively

10.A)developedB)inventedC)discoveredD)located

11.A)derivesB)differsC)descendsD)detaches

12.A)inherentlyB)traditionallyC)conditionallyD)occasionally

13.A)encourageB)dismissC)disapproveD)engage

14.A)enhanceB)enlargeC)ignoreD)degrade

15.A)themesB)subjectsC)rearchesD)things

16.A)managersB)womenC)employeesD)males

17.A)faithfulB)powerfulC)skillfulD)thoughtful

18.A)situationB)statusC)circumstanceD)position

19.A)predictedB)proclaimedC)defiedD)diagnod

20.A)intoB)fromC)asD)for

1小题>、【正确答案】：B

2小题>、【正确答案】：A

3小题>、【正确答案】：B

4小题>、【正确答案】：A

5小题>、【正确答案】：B

6小题>、【正确答案】：D

7小题>、【正确答案】：C

8小题>、【正确答案】：A

9小题>、【正确答案】：D

10小题>、【正确答案】：C

11小题>、【正确答案】：B

12小题>、【正确答案】：B

13小题>、【正确答案】：A

14小题>、【正确答案】：A

15小题>、【正确答案】：D

16小题>、【正确答案】：C

17小题>、【正确答案】：B

18小题>、【正确答案】：A

19小题>、【正确答案】：A

20小题>、【正确答案】：C

【参考解析】：无